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May the Fourth be with the candidates who truly care about civics and education
May 4 is Star Wars Day (and if you don’t know what we mean, it’s May the Fourth, get it?), and that’s the day you … Continue reading
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Statement on Settler Colonialism
Settler colonialism plays out in locales across the globe over the past few centuries
By Josh Fattal On this week of Thanksgiving, I want to share the Center for Rural Livelihoods’ statement on settler colonialism, which includes us insisting … Continue reading
EW readers weigh in on corporate coffee kiosks, just how much ‘trail’ the city has built and Gaza in this week’s letters
WHEN IS A ‘TRAIL’ A TRAIL? While we loved seeing Wild Iris Ridge featured in your paper (“Wild Iris Ridge” by Bill Sullivan, Nov. 2), … Continue reading
SlantBlack Friday, Eugene Weekly’s upcoming Give Guide and even some sportsball in Slant!
• As Black Friday is hitting, so is Giving Tuesday, which reminds us it’s almost time for our annual Give Guide! If you run a … Continue reading
Heal and Reduce Harm
Notes on Measure 110, which directs funding services to populations most affected by the ‘War on Drugs’
I went to Portugal on a Measure 110 fact finding tour. I was one of three people going from Lane County: State Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Paul … Continue reading
Hippies, pickleball and international politics
HOEDAD LOVE Imagine my surprise reading your story on tree planters (“Rooted in Eugene,” EW Nov. 2) and looking at the photo. The guy in … Continue reading
What’s Happening? Read Slant to find out.
• Thanksgiving break is upon us so don’t forget to bring along a copy of Eugene Weekly to annoy your conservative relatives or just to … Continue reading
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Investing in the Arts
New study shows strength of arts and culture as economic drivers in Eugene
By Kelly Johnson Eugene has a remarkable legacy of arts support, shaping the distinct and dynamic arts community we cherish today. Esteemed institutions like the … Continue reading
The Native American Market, local caffeine and the Israel-Hamas war in letters to the editor
NATIVE MARKET STORY WAS A GOOD START Sunday evening on the PBS Newshour, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, I watched a great story … Continue reading
The Ward 7 race, food and clothing donations and other notes in Slant
• Good election news for progressives here — and around the country. Eugene City Councilor Lyndsie Leech trounced her opponent for the Ward 7 seat … Continue reading
Hope in a World of Despair
What can one person do?
By Victoria Koch An ongoing Russia/Ukraine War, a recently begun Israel/Gaza War, another mass shooting in Maine, American democracy being eroded, it has not been … Continue reading
Self-service gasoline and the war in Gaza are on readers’ minds this week
BIKERS ARE ALLOWED ON SOME WALDO TRAILS While I appreciate Debra McGee’s desire to keep beautiful wilderness areas beautiful, her letter in the Oct. 19 … Continue reading
Ducks football coach on guns, ecosabotage podcast and that damn time change in Slant
• The Duck men and women basketballers launch their seasons on Monday, Nov. 6, with the men traveling to Las Vegas to take on Georgia … Continue reading